Unhappy with your character name, but don't want to lose your time and energy?

Drelias Melaku

Drelias Melaku

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2006

Avatar by unsolvedenigma.deviantart

Denizens of the Underdark [Nite]

N/Me

/Notsigned

I'd rather see a hair-stylist than a name change. It's much more plausible to think that one can change his/her hair, but to change a name seems too... Meh. No thanks.

Kiasyd117

Kiasyd117

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2007

Chantilly, VA

Summit Soldiers [SS]

N/Rt

hmmm, I sweat bulles over my IGNs since I'll be stuck with them forever per say, same for appearance. I've often thought that if you own all the expansions you should be able to mix and match from any of them during character creation, but that's off topic.

/signed

Not too sure about the name changer option but count me in for the ability to change certain parts of appearance, Don't think you should be allowed to mod faces or height, that's bordering on the bizzare.

Drelias Melaku

Drelias Melaku

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2006

Avatar by unsolvedenigma.deviantart

Denizens of the Underdark [Nite]

N/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kiasyd117
hmmm, I sweat bulles over my IGNs since I'll be stuck with them forever per say, same for appearance. I've often thought that if you own all the expansions you should be able to mix and match from any of them during character creation, but that's off topic.

/signed

Not too sure about the name changer option but count me in for the ability to change certain parts of appearance, Don't think you should be allowed to mod faces or height, that's bordering on the bizzare.
Yeah, I'd sign for hair changes, especially across different campaigns. I'd love to have the Nightfall scorpion hairstyle on my Prophecies necromancer, if only for a little while before I change it to something else... In real life, I've changed my hairstyle multiple times since I created my necro, so why can't she? But like you said, that's not the topic of this thread...

Still /notsigned for the name change, though.

ShadowsRequiem

ShadowsRequiem

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Inde is Smoking [Hawt] *ToA*

W/E

/signed to prevent people from abusing the name changer I think we should have to register our account like with HB

fntmx1

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2007

/signed I'd like to see this happen... Dunno what I was smoking when I named my warrior...

warcrap

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2007

somewhere on earth!

E/Me

yes plz my awesome pvp character has a somewhat awkward name and causes political arguments(barack obama) so i would love to see this happen i would even pay to change my name(as long as we get to use surfpin)

AshenX

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2008

Orange County, CA.

Black Flag

R/

Love the idea.

RadicalBob

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2008

Mo/E

/signed, definitly.

Name first.
Hair style.
Hair color.
Skin color.

Note : It must be limited. Maybe in time (once a month/week), maybe with a fee (like 10K) or anything else.

Ele Mental

Ele Mental

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2007

Underworld, being farmed for ecto by r3s

In Soviet Russia Servers Hate [You]

W/E

/signed

it wasnt til a friend pointed it out to me that i spelt my char name wrong, plz let me change it to what it should be as this char has 15k armour

yakuza

yakuza

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2007

i've wanted to change my primary char's name for some time now, so
/signed

Darkhell153

Darkhell153

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2007

right behind you

Highlander Honor Guard [HHnr]

R/

This thread has been around a while and has more signatures then my friends cast...*seven hundred people wanted to sign it...I can't even figure out where the latch is to remove it anymore* is this ever going to be turned into a poll?

Aleron

Aleron

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2007

Colorado Springs

Spirit of Elisha [SOE]

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Darkhell153
is this ever going to be turned into a poll?
/signed (for poll)

Oukanna

Oukanna

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2007

Ancient Shaolin Guardians

E/D

/signed

Name change would be a good idea :-) seems many people want it too.

Only problem is when you create your character name it is given a ID number in a database (this is to stop people creating a character, getting so far and getting cool weapons...armour and such then deleting it and re-creating a character with the same name and using those weapons because they say customised for such and such at a lower level. )
or someone would come up with some sort of exploit lol

I guess thats why they hesitated at the idea from the start, but im sure they could think of something to allow us to name change and not screw up the database ^__^

ManiSan

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2007

Me/

/signed plz
12 chars

T1Cybernetic

T1Cybernetic

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2005

Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Uk, Nr Earth

Alternate Evil Gamers [aeg]

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Aleron
/signed (for poll)
Oh yes signed for a (poll) is the original poster still around it was a long time ago...

Dead Mushmul

Dead Mushmul

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2007

N/

/signed........

Jiaa Dich

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jan 2008

The Lost Templars [LoTe]

Mo/

great idea it should be done /signed

Dallcingi

Dallcingi

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2006

USA

The Black Parades [死人死]

Mo/

/signed
I did not know soju was an alchoholic beverage in korean language... i just thought it sounded cool!!

Konig Des Todes

Konig Des Todes

Ooo, pretty flower

Join Date: Jan 2008

Citadel of the Decayed

The Archivists' Sanctum [Lore]

N/

I see no reason why not to put this in, if someone made a mistake in their name or no longer likes then name *the latter happens to me a lot* then we should be able to change the name without deleting the character, I have a character with legendary survivor and I dont wanna delete him for a name change, so I made a second with my new name, but having to lvl him and not die is very annoying to me, so I have a reason to support this, and I see no reason why not to support this, if you don't have a character to change the name of, then who knows when you will.

/Signed

Nadia Roark

Nadia Roark

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2007

Tomb Refugees [ToRe]

Mo/Me

How about this:

How about you resist the temptation to make a stupid name for a PvE character that you will regret after a thousand hours of gameplay? Too many people in this game name their characters something "hilarious," but the hilarity fades by the time you hit Yak's Bend even.

I support the addition of a stylist, but wanting to change your name/face/height/etc is just ridiculous. Just don't be a retard during the character creation process, mmkay?

lacasner

lacasner

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

whoever suggested to make it on the hb name change formant said a good idea, a once a month thing + maybe an additional goldsink for it would be great.

Darkhell153

Darkhell153

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2007

right behind you

Highlander Honor Guard [HHnr]

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Nadia Roark
How about this:

How about you resist the temptation to make a stupid name for a PvE character that you will regret after a thousand hours of gameplay? Too many people in this game name their characters something "hilarious," but the hilarity fades by the time you hit Yak's Bend even.

I support the addition of a stylist, but wanting to change your name/face/height/etc is just ridiculous. Just don't be a retard during the character creation process, mmkay?
I can think of about 20 situations that would completely eliminate your side of the argument but I'll give you only one since I'm not bored enough to waste 20 servers on this.

Say you name an elementalist "Fires of Dread" or whatever, and dress it up accordingly. Then when you get into the game really deep and get really good you realize you want to be an air elementalist instead of a fire elementalist. Sooooo the way it is now you'd have to start all over to change your name but if you implemented all the other stuff you could simply change your name/whatever and you'd be able to keep your character.

It doesn't have to be a dumb reason that you'd want to change your name, it could simply be a change of mood or a misunderstanding.

And that's my two cents until this topic gets a poll.

Fatal Fury

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

W/

/signed

dunno if some1 already said this (im definitely not looking through 51 pages lol)
but give it a time limit between ea. name change, like it can only be done once every couple of months, like WoW and maybe a price fee of a couple K, so if some1 really wants to change their name because of hate, they will gladly raise up the money to change it unlike the fact if they want to do it just to abuse it, they will be wasting their money

jkmj the warlord

jkmj the warlord

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2007

Archangel's Fury [AF]

W/Rt

im in.

/signed!

Dallcingi

Dallcingi

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2006

USA

The Black Parades [死人死]

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Fatal Fury
/signed

dunno if some1 already said this (im definitely not looking through 51 pages lol)
but give it a time limit between ea. name change, like it can only be done once every couple of months, like WoW and maybe a price fee of a couple K, so if some1 really wants to change their name because of hate, they will gladly raise up the money to change it unlike the fact if they want to do it just to abuse it, they will be wasting their money
not a bad idea! kinda like how skills at the trader go up... except in this case there will be no cap of 1k!!

Gift3d

Gift3d

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2007

Las Vegas

Enraged Whiny Carebears [oR]

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by against
The ability to change the name of your characters in Guild Wars is a feature that we are considering as an addition to the game, but is not an option at this time. (The only exceptions to this are characters with names that violate our User Agreement or Rules of Conduct. Such characters must be renamed by their players with an automated name violations tool, or the character must be deleted.)

If a name-change feature is something you would like to see as part of the Guild Wars service, then we encourage you to share your suggestions on one of the many Guild Wars fansite message boards.


If you want to see this happen, post your support here!
YES!

I also got that as a reply to a support ticket i submitted to PlayNC. One of my characters was named after someone close to me who is no longer with us, and... bleh i'd just really really really REALLY like to change it. I'd gladly take a 72 hour ban if i could change that character's name.

/signed x234832102949023^97

Orfas

Orfas

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2007

behind you!

Archangels Fury [AF]

W/

/signed i dont like some of my characters name....

undying.truth

undying.truth

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Oct 2006

Guild Wars

W/

/signed - I would also like to see less restrictions on what we can name our characters. It's really annoying to have to use the name "U Z I E L" instead of just "Uziel" because names have to have at least two parts...

stee11

stee11

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2007

Grammar Gorillaz

W/A

/signed

I totally agree because with GW2 coming out, your new gw2 character has bonuses with tiles with its corresponding name. And since i made my file name luxon stee (and the luxons no longer being there) I would love to change my name.

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

Quote:
Quote:
Originally Posted by stee11
/signed

I totally agree because with GW2 coming out, your new gw2 character has bonuses with tiles with its corresponding name. And since i made my file name luxon stee (and the luxons no longer being there) I would love to change my name.
TOTALLY WRONG

you choose which HOM inheritance you want your new character name character to get.

you can RESERVE a name but you dont have to use it.

its 200 years later and you are named for great great gramps?

seriously?....

Axel Zinfandel

Axel Zinfandel

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2007

Northeastern Ohio

LaZy

P/W

/signed, but only if there is a 500-1k fee, and/or skill point fee along with it.

Otherwise, I can see bots, scammers, and overall jackasses abusing this feature, even if the cost is a -low- ammount of gold.

Cahalith

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2007

New Brunswick, NJ

Tauri of Kobol

A/

I think being able to change your name but have it cost money is a good idea.

/Signed

Auntmousie

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Mar 2008

Maison Du Chat Noir

R/Rt

/signed.

Definitely charge money to reduce abuse. Still /signed.

pumpkin pie

pumpkin pie

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

behind you

bumble bee

E/

/signed because I wish to change a couple of my characters name

my vote only count if its free from paying real life money :P

Akolo

Akolo

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

V??xj??, Sweden

Stop Stealing [agro]

Mo/

not signed if you can change every month.. if this will be true, only make it so you can change your name ONCE... oh , and customized items will be a problem .

/signed anyway, would be nice if you screwed up a name long time ago....

Ber_ek

Ber_ek

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2007

Poland

would be nice if name change would be available only once a year

Lilith St Cyr

Lilith St Cyr

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2006

I've contemplated asking someone to report me, just so I can change that stupid name...

Hugh Manatee

Hugh Manatee

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2007

Nice But Deadly[nice]

N/

so the first post on this was 3 years ago.... still no dice...

Well, yeah I'd be nice to change a name ad apearance...

hippo942

hippo942

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

England

Yes I do have a guild, Thanks for asking

N/

/sgined for a one off change in name then you cant whinge after that

Reaper of Phear

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2008

W/N

Change name - /signed (with limitations put on it, either X times or for X gold)

Change hair style - /signed

Change hair color - /signed

Height/color/face - /NOTsigned